Hi every one I'm Mick from Morecambe, just put a deposit on a a Yam ttr open eduro trail bike 1993 with 8,000 miles on the clock, Ive not seen the bike but from photos and what the owner told me its a good clean bike and runs like it should, the only thing worrying me is am I going to struggle with only having a 30" inside leg.
Hi and welcome to the mad world of ttr's Brian 'ttrfan' does a lowering link and you can re shape the seat to make it lower ... But yes getting ya leg over can be the challenge lol
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Thanks chaps for your advice, my other bike is a tiger 800 XC so I am used to tallish top heavy bikes, but the tts looks quite a bit taller, at least I am sure it wont feel as top heavy as the tiger, only time will tell, Paul13 the bike is located Darlington area, thats about 98 miles from where I live so I cant just nip around and try it out
I you are lightweight as well as short in the leg, you will lose a bit of seat height simply by adjusting the rear suspension sag correctly for your weight.
I have 31” inside leg, my blue TTR has a Kouba lowering link fitted, I have softened the rear spring off and dropped the front forks 15mm. It is now spot on and very nice to ride. I did try a TTR without a lowering link fitted but it felt too high for me, especially for trail riding.
I recently rode another blue TTR with all of above done plus the seat being sculptured out but I found this bike too low and uncomfortable to ride with my knees being high, so you can overdo the lowering of a TTR. Make one change at a time but don’t go too low if that makes sense.
I would wait until you get the bike and try it out before ordering anything, you never know it may unknown to the previous owners already have had a lowering link fitted.
Tiger 800XC nice bike often thought it could be the next move from my Versys
Colin
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I dont think of myself as short, I'm 5'10, but I struggled with touching the ground, eventually I fitted a lowering link from totally ttrs and this has made things so much better.
I am around your same size & was also a bit apprehensive about the height. At first thought about lowering things but I'm glad I didn't. Just give yourself some seat time, once you're moving it's all irrelevant & you get used to it quickly. Plus you keep all your ground clearance.
Swinging a leg over can be tricky but often I'll put my other foot on the peg first, then climb on, sort of like getting on a horse. Stopping, I can do both toes or shift off to one side on uneven ground.
It amazes me how many people have posted pictures sitting on their TTR's, with both feet on the ground & their knees slightly bent as if it's a low bike. On a side note, I think the WR/YZ seats are 3" higher than a TTRs.
Just being able to just touch the ground with your toes isn't a good thing, as I found out crossing a river (will post about that soon). Since fitting the lowering link the bike is so much more fun to ride. Tall bikes look cool but not so good if you need to get your feet down quick. Lifting my leg over wasn't a problem.
Paul 13, yes thats correct, saw 2 advertised one was in Whitchurch the other near Darlington, rang Whitchurch first but that had gone, The guy in Darlington sounds a real nice guy, said if I didnt want it I could have my deposit back, but after listening to you chaps I think I might cope, I am like a kid waiting for a new toy,
Colin13846 your spot on, it is nice bike, so smooth you can ride it all day and still want more mine is two year old this month an I have done 23,ooo miles on it, all over britain.
Paul 13, yes thats correct, saw 2 advertised one was in Whitchurch the other near Darlington, rang Whitchurch first but that had gone, The guy in Darlington sounds a real nice guy, said if I didnt want it I could have my deposit back, but after listening to you chaps I think I might cope, I am like a kid waiting for a new toy,
Colin13846 your spot on, it is nice bike, so smooth you can ride it all day and still want more mine is two year old this month an I have done 23,ooo miles on it, all over britain.
Good luck with the purchase looks like you got a bargain there. I was looking at it for a friend. Contacted the guy Thursday said he had taken a deposit for it and was being collected over the weekend. Enjoy your new toy. Lol
At last I got my ttr open enduro, picked it up yesterday,changed the oil and filter last night dont know when it was last changed but it was black and stank terrible will run it for a couple of weeks to give it a good flushing then change it again, lifted the forks 25mm and softened the rear suspension, took it out today for a run to see how the height was and its ok, out tomorrow night with the lads over Salta Fell ( thats in the Trough of Bowland ) cant wait.
Glad to hear you and your true love are united at last
If your oil is that bad, next time you do an oil change- drain the oil, put 1.5 liters of Kerosene or deisel in, kick it over or spin it with the electric start (making sure that the spark plug lead is not attached). Crank it around for about a minute, then drain. If required, continue this process until it is clean as a whistle.
REMEMBER: Do not let the engine start with deisel or kero for oil or it may ignite KKPOW!!
Jarrah
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Went over Salta Fell tonight as I mentioned yesterday, 10 miles each way, what a great night, bike ran like a dream, what a brilliant little machine sayjng they are 20 years old, roll on the next outing, will have to get the map out, if any of you out there know the lancaster area and can give me some lanes It would be much apreciated,
